St. Frithbert of Hexham

23 December

Died 766. Frithbert succeeded Saint Acca as bishop of Hexham, which he
governed for 34 years, and, in the interim, he also administered
Lindisfarne while its bishop, Cynewulf, was in prison. His relics were
discovered at Hexham in 1154
(Benedictines,
Encyclopedia,
Farmer).